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 College of the Bladedancer
Dungeons and Dragons
Bard College

Introduction: This is a tribute to one of my first MMO loves. From the game Lin-
eage 2 i was inspired over years to make so many dual wielding bards as charac-
ters that i may have borrowed both my players and GMs. I was young like all were
and i found the inspiring by a front line dual wielding dancing badass helping
entire groups bring down colossal monsters. Thank you for giving me the inspira-
tion for this amazing class.

Best wishes, and have fun!

by Stevan Grbi

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Bladedancer
The Bladedancer primarily uses dual swords and
raises the abilities of party members by dancing.
Bard College
This is a tribute to one of my first MMO loves.
From the game Lineage 2 i was inspired over years
to make so many dual wielding bards as charac-
ters that i may have borrowed both my players
and GMs. I was young like all were and i found
the inspiring by a front line dual wielding dancing
badass helping entire groups bring down colossal
monsters. Thank you for giving me the inspiration
for this amazing class.
College of the Bladedancer
Bards of the College of the bladedancer are daring
weapon masters joining their allies in maele with
little to no regard for their own safety. Using their
enchanting dances to bolster their allies and pro-
viding support and distract and annoy enemies.
They consider themselves masters of blades, and
enchantment. Blade dancer use their own fighting
prowess to bolster those whose spirits are low.
Bonus Proficiencies
When you join the College of Bladedancer at 3rd
level, you gain proficiency with all bladed martial
weapons, and medium armors.
Offhand Inspiration
Also at 3rd level, you learn to inspire others while
in the thick of battle. Whenever you make a suc-
cessful attack with a bonus action you may as
part of same action grant an inspiration to to target
creature.
Blade Dance
Starting at 6th level, you can spend an action and a
bardic inspirations to activate the dance. To acti-
vate the dance you must be wielding bladed weap-
ons (short swords, scimitars, daggers, longsword or
dual wielding two blades). To maintain the dance
that has a duration you must be wielding a bladed
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weapon and attack as an action on each of your
turns. If you start another dance or are unable to
attack on your turn the dance immediately ends.
Dance duration is noted for each dance.
You know all dances described below:
Dance of Fire - When you start the dance al-
lied humanoid creatures within 30 feet add your
charisma bonus to all critical damage as long as
this dance is active and within range. Duration is 1
minute and requires concentration.
Dance of Light - When you start this dance al-
lied humanoid creatures attacks within 30 feet add
+1d6 radiant damage for next number of successful
attacks equal to your Charisma bonus (minimum
1). As long as this dance lasts all ally weapons have
a dim glow. Duration is 1 minute and requires con-
centration.
Dance of Inspiration - When you start this
dance allied humanoid creatures within 30 feet gain
an inspiration that must be spent during the dance
or lose it. Duration is 1 minute and requires con-
centration.
Dance of the Mystic - When you start this dance
allied humanoid creatures within 30 feet gain
an inspiration that ally may use to reduce target
creatures saving throw against spell that she just
casted. Duration is 1 minute and requires concen-
tration.
Dance of the Warrior - When you start this
dance allied humanoid creatures within 30 feet
weapon attacks within 30 feet add +1d4 weapon
damage for the duration of the dance. Duration is 1
minute and requires concentration.
Dance of Fury - When you start this dance all
allied humanoid creatures within 30 feet that spend
a bonus action to attack add your charisma bonus
to damage rolls for those attacks, until the dance
ends. Duration is 1 minute and requires concentra-
tion.
Dance of Berserker - For the duration of this
dance every ally within range gains the ability to
use Reckless Attack (see barbarian feature in PHB
page:48) until the dance ends. Duration is 1 minute
and requires concentration.
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 Demonic Blade Dance - When you start this
dance all enemy creatures within 5 feet must make Credits
a Dexterity saving throw or be dealt 3d8 slashing Id like to thank my gaming group for playtesing
damage, or one half on successful save. This dance these builds whose feedback helped me shape this
ends immediately after this the damage is dealt. fun class option, and i would like to deirect special
Duration is instantaneous. thanks to Sanja Grbic aka Rigrena on deviantart.
Dance of Medusa - When you start this dance com.
all enemy humanoid creatures within 30 feet must
make a Charisma saving throw or become stunned
for one round. The stunned effect ends at the end
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Spell Dancer
At 14th level, you have mastered the art of weav-
ing your spellcasting into dance form. Whenever
you start a blade dance you may spend your bonus
action to cast any one of your bard spells that has
casting time of one action or bonus action.

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